| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] be [v-ing] a [adj] | 1901 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 1720 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] | 850 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [am/are] [v-ing] a [adj] | 777 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] a [adj] | 631 |
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| 6 | he [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 432 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] are [v-ing] a [adj] | 318 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] 're [v-ing] a [adj] | 302 |
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| 9 | you [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 290 |
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| 10 | i [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 270 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [is] [v-ing] a [adj] | 269 |
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| 12 | we [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 268 |
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| 13 | they [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 262 |
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| 14 | she [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 238 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [be] wearing a [adj] | 224 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 219 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [be] having a [adj] | 186 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] is [v-ing] a [adj] | 142 |
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| 19 | it [be] [v-ing] a [adj] | 132 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] 's [v-ing] a [adj] | 127 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] a new | 126 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] a new | 126 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [be] doing a [adj] | 123 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [be] making a [adj] | 108 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] 'm [v-ing] a [adj] | 104 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] a good | 94 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] a good | 90 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] a [num] | 78 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [be] getting a [adj] | 78 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [be] taking a [adj] | 67 |
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